[Box Backup] Can't find PEM

Chris Wilson boxbackup@boxbackup.org
Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:35:58 +0000 (GMT)


On Mon, 16 Mar 2009, dnk wrote:

> I am at the step (http://www.boxbackup.org/accounts.html):
>
> # /usr/local/bin/bbstoreaccounts create 75AB23C 0 4096M 4505M
> I ran that, and it said the account was created.
> Then there is the step to:
>
> Sign this CSR with
>
> /usr/local/bin/bbstored-certs ca sign 75AB23C-csr.pem
>
> However i can not find the 75AB23C-csr.pem anywhere on my system.
>
> Ideas?

>From the docs:

> Finally, tell the user their account number, and the hostname of your 
> server. They will use this to set up the backup client, and send you a 
> CSR.

This is the important part. You now need to go to the backup client, armed 
with the account number, and generate a CSR and key following the 
instructions at [http://www.boxbackup.org/client.html]. Then copy the CSR 
back to the CA machine.

Cheers, Chris.
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